NHS trusts make as much as £3m a year in car park fees

NHS trusts make as much as £3m a year in car park fees Hospital bodies accused of levying a ‘tax on sick people’ after Press Association investigation reveals earnings.

NHS hospital trusts have been accused of levying a “tax on sick people” after an investigation revealed that some are making more than £3m a year from car park fees.

Year on year, hospitals across England are raising increasing amounts of money from staff, patients and visitors, including those who are disabled, the Freedom of Information study by the Press Association found. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• Some NHS trusts make £3m from parking BBC News
• Scandal of the hospitals raking in £3m a year in parking charges - and most of it goes to private firms rather than the NHS The Daily Mail
• NHS hospital trusts accused of 'taxing the sick' through car parking fees The Independent